Jury weighs sentence for Cleveland man convicted of murdering three women
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio jury on Thursday began deliberating whether a Cleveland man convicted of murdering three women and wrapping their bodies in plastic to disguise them as trash deserves life in prison or the death penalty.
U.S. judge upholds Virginia’s voter ID law
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2013 Virginia law requiring prospective voters to show an approved photo identification before they cast their ballots.
Ex-U.S. House Speaker Hastert to report to prison June 22: judge
(Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, once one of the country’s most powerful politicians, will report to a federal prison next month for a financial crime linked to sexual abuse of wrestlers he coached decades ago, a federal judge said…
Chelsea Manning seeks to overturn WikiLeaks court-martial conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier imprisoned for handing over classified files to pro-transparency site WikiLeaks, has appealed to an Army court to overturn her court-martial conviction, a court filing released on Thursday said.
Grammar fail, or do Texas Republicans believe most Texans are gay?
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas-based LGBT advocacy helped spark a grammar debate this week over whether an errant comma in the stridently anti-homosexual Republican Party of Texas platform can be read as saying the majority of Texans are gay.
Oklahoma bill to jail abortion doctors heads to governor
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma bill that could send any doctor who performs an abortion to jail headed to the governor on Thursday, with opponents saying the measure is unconstitutional and promising a legal battle against the cash-strapped stat…
Billionaire Steven Cohen wins dismissal of ex-wife’s fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen on Thursday won the dismissal of a long-running lawsuit in which his former wife accused him of cheating her out of millions of dollars in their 1990 divorce.
New York vendors charged with selling fake tickets to Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least 13 New York vendors were arrested in a crackdown on selling tickets to tourists for New York Harbor boat rides that authorities said never stopped at the Statue of Liberty or nearby Ellis Island as promised, the New York P…
No indications Americans on board crashed EgyptAir plane: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday there was no indication American citizens were on board the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean en route from Paris to Cairo.
Maryland judge questions prosecution, defense in Freddie Gray death trial
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The judge who will decide the fate of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray grilled a prosecutor on Thursday about the state’s case and questioned assertions made by the defense.
